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Welcome to Purple Brook ...

So far, we found very little information about Purple Brook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Purple Brook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Purple Brook, please Contact Us.


Purple Brook would have been located within present day Tioga County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Purple Brook: Purple Brk.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Purple Brook is 1,870 feet [570 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Purple Brook was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Purple Brook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Purple Brook.

  • Wellsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
    • Elkland is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkland <4>
  • Addison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Steuben County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <4>
  • Galeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
    • Galeton is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <4>
  • Westfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Andover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
  • Knoxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
  • Ulysses
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Troupsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • North Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
    • North Fork is located in Potter County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Purple Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purple Brook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Purple Brook. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Purple Brook.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Purple Brook. See our Newspapers Page for Purple Brook.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Purple Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Tioga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Purple Brook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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